Year 2 love to read! In our reading lesson we continue to practice our fluency and understanding of a text. Through books we learn interesting facts and explore new vocabulary and genres in curriculum. Each day we get the opportunity to read different books of...
In Design Technology this term we have investigated cuddly toys, looking at how they are joined and the details that have been added. We then designed our own cuddly toy for Sunny, the character from our class text ‘Meerkat Mail’ thinking about how it would...
In Year 2 this week we have been learning about working collaboratively to reinforce how we work together. We created and built our own structures/creatures as a group sharing ideas and demonstrating all the skills needed for working together. [gallery ids="21698,21699,21700,21701"] ...
This week we have been learning the difference between non-fiction and fiction texts and their features. We ventured outside to be wildlife reporters to create our own short video clip where we presented our facts about an animal or minibeast. We will be transferring these...
In Year 2 this week we have been practicing our movement and hitting capabilities in Badminton. We worked in pairs, keeping the shuttle under control and using our underarm throwing technique to demonstrate these skills. Take a look! [gallery ids="21497,21498,21499,21500"]...
This week in Year 2 we have been counting in 1s and 10s using number lines. We needed to know the start and end of our number line and how many intervals it had to be able to find and place missing numbers. This helped...
Year 2 Science This week we started our Science journey, learning that mammals need water, food and oxygen to survive. We sorted objects and creatures into things that were living and have never lived. We considered what different animals eat and thought about what would be...
Welcome to Year 2 We have had a fantastic start in Year 2! We have enjoyed activities and games getting to know each other and settled into our new classes. We have shared stories and already written a short journey tale. We have thought about our...
For our final exit point in Year 2, we held a DT exhibition to show off the vehicles we created for Traction Man. We shared our learning journey from exploring different kinds of cars, to experimenting with axles and axle holders, to learning how to...
This week we have been learning about similarities and differences. We learnt about how boys and girls are the same and how they can differ. We explored the theme of keeping safe as well as discussed different stereotypes and how we can value and express...